Audincthun
Encyclopedia
Audincthun is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France
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, at the junction of the D92 with the D133 road.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
A town located 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-MerMontreuil-sur-Mer
Montreuil or Montreuil-sur-Mer is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far from Étaples...
, at the junction of the D92 with the D133 road.
Population
People with links to the commune
- Albert de DionAlbert de DionMarquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion was a pioneer of the automobile industry in France.-His life:...
, French automobile manufacturer (de Dion-BoutonDe Dion-BoutonDe Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer and railcar manufacturer operating from 1883 to 1932. The company was founded by the Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion, Georges Bouton and his brother-in-law Charles Trépardoux....
), is buried in the family vault here.
Places of interest
- The fifteenth century church of St.Pierre.
- The eighteenth century church of St.Nicholas.
- The Sainte-Soyette Chapel.
- A line of 13 wind turbineWind turbineA wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
s are on the hills above the commune.